diff --git a/doc/command_line.txt b/doc/command_line.txt
index c66bc34..f0b67e5 100644
--- a/doc/command_line.txt
+++ b/doc/command_line.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Once your weld project is setup, you can build by specifying the following targe
     # clean everything
     make clean
 
-    # build just a single component and it's dependencies
+    # build just a single component and its dependencies
     make my_component_name
 
     # build just a single source file for a component
diff --git a/toolchain/clang/compile.mk b/toolchain/clang/compile.mk
index 3f392f3..242ff21 100644
--- a/toolchain/clang/compile.mk
+++ b/toolchain/clang/compile.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 c_toolchain_path       :=
 def_source_path        :=
 def_obj_output_path    :=
-compiler_flag_list     :=
 source_file            :=
 def_source_file        :=
 obj_alias              :=
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/compile.mk b/toolchain/gcc/compile.mk
index 21fa88c..93ee8d3 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/compile.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/compile.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 c_toolchain_path       :=
 def_source_path        :=
 def_obj_output_path    :=
-compiler_flag_list     :=
 source_file            :=
 def_source_file        :=
 obj_alias              :=